That's it sitting in the driveway of a friend of mine in LA. It's been there for years. Maybe next time it moves it'll move to NZ? Who knows :-) I couldn't take proper care of it now, so it's not on the menu any time soon. Just eventually. :-)

That white car is a tough nut to crack. I don't recall anything in that shape except some old station wagons and truck bed shells. I saw a really, really, strange old school Toyota truck recently with an extended cab and staggered roof line....but what you've posted is odd for a US car. Based on the taillights, I'm guessing 1980s.

Proper use of a BBQ grill! (Assuming the propane tank in the previous image goes with this.) Good to see some nationalism in there as well as I usually only see US flags with BBQ grills. I worry about putting a computer in my garage due to the sub-freezing temps, but really need one. Awesome welder.

That white car is a tough nut to crack. I don't recall anything in that shape except some old station wagons and truck bed shells. I saw a really, really, strange old school Toyota truck recently with an extended cab and staggered roof line....but what you've posted is odd for a US car. Based on the taillights, I'm guessing 1980s.

Every chance we'll see all of these burning rubber! This is how I finish off tyres regardless of their former usage. That stack is all Volvo wheels, destined to be destroyed on the 740 once the locker goes in. The two tyres under the drying towel are for the caravan and will not see burnout time.

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Love those windowed doors.

Without them it'd be pretty dark and dingy in there. They're noisy and a minor paint to open, too, but I only one most of the time.

Gift from wife on basis of advice from em_knaps who said the alloy ones are no good because??? I can't recall. He had good reasoning, and the couple of times I've used it's been good. I've also used it for moving furniture, but it's not really stiff enough and the wheels aren't up to it either. Did it, though, and survived.

Proper use of a BBQ grill! (Assuming the propane tank in the previous image goes with this.)

What, storing empty oil bottles post Stagea maintenance? :-D There are four 9kg LPG bottles (as we call them here), one in the BBQ, two visible there (one behind wheel stack), and one in the heater upstairs. There is also a garage fan gas heater that can heat the whole area in a couple of minutes, but I've only used it a couple of times, and can't currently afford to pour LPG down it so quickly, either.

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Good to see some nationalism in there as well as I usually only see US flags with BBQ grills.

I worry about putting a computer in my garage due to the sub-freezing temps, but really need one.

Self heating, if you leave it on :-D And great HDD life if it has one. Could we see the return of ToxicGumbo to IRC? Perhaps ToxicGumbo-Garage or ToxicGumbo-Basement or ToxicGumbo-Bsmnt if that's too long :-p

Those cabinets are fantastic and that looks like a great workspace with decent lighting for routine maintenance.

Surface is bumpy/irregular as it's roughly made from 3 planks of wood. I'd call it a "work bench with drawers". The drawers also don't slide very nicely, being straight wood on wood, and fairly hefty. It's built into the place, and it took me a while to adopt it and use it. I prefer smoother flatter surfaces.

Borrowed/stored for a decade or more, it belongs to my step brother and that's the first time it has been bolted down. It is a great vice, quality, English made, it belonged to his dad.

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What are the green-capped round bottles? Brake fluid?

"bars bugs" washer fluid, purchased on special in bulk, never to pay retain again. I do the same with cereal and toilet paper and other non perishables, stock up heavily when on lowest specials, never buy at full price unless have run out. 7 per 24 for toilet paper last sunday, bought 48, usual prices 10-12. Kellogs sultana bran in the cupboard, 12 or more boxes, bought at 6 bucks a box instead of 8. etc. Brake fluid is the white bottle and black bottles with blue lids to the left of that. Down the bottom is a mostly obscured box of "SCA degreaser" sold at 5 bucks a can, bought at 2 bucks or 2 bucks 50 per can, in bulk.

Lots of other interesting things in that particular photo:

1) Old fashioned professional shop grade balance/scales2) Very old glass buoy/float complete with barnacles3) Volvo intercooler and VR4 intercooler4) Subaru, GTR, and some other factory BOVs5) GSXR ITBs6) K series to side draft manifold7) A very old kiwi beer bottle, still full, that the label recently fell off of8) A full box of blade fuses and below them 4 sets of superpro urethane bushes for the 740

I could go on :-D But...

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What's in the "Sprite" bottle? :-)

Found it! Umm, not sure. Would have to check :-D Given the location, possibly oil of some type, or coolant, or something nasty to keep away.

I'm in awe at the sheer number of bins and quality organization you've pulled together.

Cheers! Quite a bit of the organisational stuff is new since I built the shelves for the store room, however the more observant would notice that most of the shallow trays are lined with 15 year old cardboard trays, the lids from 5-ream paper boxes, A4 size, not US letter. IE, I've had the open access tool division system going on for many years, great for sliding around on the ground where you're working outside and not going back for "that other size" or "a longer screwdriver" or whatever. Just take the whole category each time.

Awesome wheel and tire storage. And that chopped water barrel is pretty damn clever. I can image using one as a wash basin like that and with the fill hole as a drain at the bottom.

You've seen that before, here: https://twitter.com/FredCookeNZ/status/ ... 1168941056 sadly, I never uploaded a shot of it full of ice, or with poor keywords. I do plan to use it for a scrub basin for parts cleaning, we talked about this before. But I need a way of keeping the fluid contained as strong smells down there make it up here, which is not good for our health or my marriage.

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Thanks for posting these. Far more organized and functional than I imagined.

Ha! What did you think I was? Some sort of sloppy slob? Your imagination probably more closely matched until a few weeks ago when I cleaned up for an inspection. The aisles were full of car parts and tools were not "in their place" etc. The "couch" was covered in random junk. It's better this way, more productive, and I'll try to keep it this way, too. It's pleasant how it is. Not a pain.

I was in there getting some oil for the 240 wagon when I spotted it and decided to find out. Not visible, behind the amsoil bottle to the left, was a methylated spririts bottle of a similar nature. I'm going to try to find a photo of them in their native environment so you an see what they were/are for. In the mean time, here's a close up of the oil wall for your enjoyment: https://twitter.com/FredCookeNZ/status/ ... 8417328128

The continued torture of freda The continued mistreatment of freda The inevitable continuation of freda's abuse Freda lets one rip Treating the local suburb for a mosquito infestation with the help of freda Once upon a time there was a little van called Freda..... Dedicated to and for the specific enjoyment of ......FRED THE BASTARD! aka That Bastard Fred or EL BARSTARDO FREDIO

"The owner wishes to remain anonymous. and has instructed driver to behave in such a way.﻿" ROFL.

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